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Saluda Stockyards

Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Saluda, South Carolina · Mon, Nov 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1961

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 184▼ 291 vs year ago 520 · −56.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 26▼ 54 vs year ago 97 · −55.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no comparisons made on cattle due to limited sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $240.62/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −142.21 against this barn's trailing median of $382.83.

Average price

$240.62

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$31.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs SC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	251.80	1,329	8thin
Medium and Large 1	597	237.50	1,418	3thin
Medium and Large 3	532	220.61	1,174	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

240.62

—

SC average6 barns · 122 hd

233.01

+7.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

382.83

−142.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.95, low $306.31, median $382.83 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,320	136.95	1,808	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	120.00	1,683	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	112.03	1,231	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	75.00	803	1thin

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,296	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	274.29/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,448	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,571	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	699	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,450	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	262.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	978	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Full	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	249.91/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,087	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,035	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	243.70/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,182	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,106	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	310.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	858	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	827	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,083	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,027	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	240.54/cwt	230.00–250.00	912	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,233	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,108	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	295.82/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,334	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	278.30/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,333	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	254.06/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,316	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	220.61/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,174	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,367	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,418	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,315	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	205.53/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,410	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	136.95/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,808	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	99.81/cwt	88.00–108.00	1,047	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	118.43/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,332	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,835	1

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Nov 18, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 184Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 97

Compared to last week no comparisons made on cattle due to limited sales. Light offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	279.00	279.00
4	400–450	418	295.00	295.00
11	450–500	479	275.00–290.00	278.30
6	500–550	518	245.00–265.00	254.06
2	550–600	558	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	686	202.50–215.00	205.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	315	262.50	262.50
4	350–400	379	230.00–250.00	240.54
4	400–450	418	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
4	500–550	532	217.50–230.00	220.61
2	650–700	683	192.50	192.50
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	300.00–320.00	310.86
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	355	300.00–310.00	305.00
6	450–500	451	287.50–297.50	295.82
3	550–600	597	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
7	350–400	372	260.00–265.00	262.83
3	400–450	435	247.50–255.00	249.91
17	450–500	485	237.50–247.50	243.70
2	550–600	573	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	663	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	220.00–225.00	222.55
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	660	167.50	167.50
2	700–750	725	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	699	207.50	207.50
3	750–800	795	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	328.00	328.00
1	450–500	450	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
6	500–550	528	267.50–277.50	274.29
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50
4	600–650	648	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,049	88.00–108.00	99.81
21	—	1,125	110.00–129.00	118.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,325	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	130.00–142.00	136.95

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.